World War II

Mr Hugh Arthur Lionel Quest (1938-1941)

He was born on 5 March 1925 in Barnsley and on leaving the College enlisted with the infantry, fighting in Western Europe. He served in the 8th Battalion Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge’s Own). He died of wounds received in action near Caen on 11 July 1944, aged just 19. He is buried at Banneville-La-Campagne War Cemetery near Caen, France.